Diario Oficial de la Unión Europea del 8/12/2022 - Comunicaciones e Informaciones
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Source: Diario Oficial de la Unión Europea - Comunicaciones e Informaciones
C 467/2
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
8.12.2022
COMMISSION NOTICE
on the implementation of Regulation EU 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council Official Controls Regulation 2022/C 467/02
This Commission Notice is intended to assist national authorities in the application of Regulation EU 2017/625. Only the Court of Justice of the European Union is competent to authoritatively interpret Union law.
Contents ABBREVIATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1. TITLE I SUBJECT-MATTER, SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.1. Official Controls and Other Official Activities Article 2 of the OCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2. TITLE II OFFICIAL CONTROLS AND OTHER OFFICIAL ACTIVITIES IN MEMBER STATES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
2.1. CHAPTER III Delegation of certain tasks of the competent authorities Articles 28 to 33 of the OCR . . . . . . . . .13
2.1.1. Conditions for delegating certain official control tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
2.2. CHAPTER IV Sampling, Analyses, tests and diagnoses Articles 34 to 42 of the OCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
2.2.1. Methods used for sampling, analysis, tests and diagnosis Article 34 of the OCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
2.2.2. Second Expert Opinion Article 35 of the OCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
2.2.3. Official laboratories Articles 37 to 42 of the OCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
2.3. CHAPTER VI Financing of official controls and of other official activities Articles 78 to 85 of the OCR . . . . . .24
2.3.1. Financing general rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
2.3.2. Mandatory fees or charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
2.3.3. Other fees or charges not mandatory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
2.3.4. Level of costs and methods of calculation of mandatory fees or charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
2.3.5. Transparency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
3. TITLE III REFERENCE LABORATORIES AND REFERENCE CENTRES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
3.1. Designation and scope of mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
3.1.1. EU reference laboratories and EU reference centres Articles 92 to 99 of the OCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
3.1.2. National reference laboratories Articles 100 to 101 of the OCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
3.2. Accreditation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
3.2.1. EURLs Article 93 of the OCR and NRLs Article 100 of the OCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
3.2.2. EURCs Articles 95 to 98 of the OCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
